Other Lives “Rituals” Out Now!

Rituals, the much anticipated third album from Other Lives is out now, with the band’s first shows of their North American tour slated for Los Angeles on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Consequence of Sound said Rituals is “A wild success… It’s a range of aural treats, each constructed of big, bold layers arranged with careful hands.”

“In our heads we’re haphazardly trying to write classical music,” says Jesse Tabish, and if you listen with an intent ear to Other Lives’ lush, layered beatific musical creations, it’s hard not to imagine the singer-musical maestro crafting his next opus. “Every sound, every drum beat has to have some sort of purpose,” he adds. 13 years since they first began playing together in their native Oklahoma, Other Lives, which includes Josh Onstott and Jonathon Mooney, remain focused on the search for audible clarity: their next expression, their next melody, their next rhythm. Rituals, the band’s third and latest full-length album, is a pure encapsulation of the trio’s relentless drive for precision. “It’s more dimensional, it’s more 3-D, if you will,” Tabish explains. “We wanted a cleaner, brighter record with more movement and more color.”